Al-Zubair District
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District in Basra Governorate, Iraq
Al-Zubair District
Arabic: قضاء الزبير | |
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| Map of Basra Districts. Map of Basra Districts. | |
| Map | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorates | Basra Governorate |
| Seat | Al-Zubair |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,061 km2 (3,498 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 511,224 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Al-Zubair District (Arabic: قضاء الزبير) is a district in Basra Governorate, Iraq. It seat is the city of Al-Zubair. In the 1880s some Najd tribes immigrated to al-Zubair because Najd had nothing to offer, but around 1945s they returned to their home (Saudi Arabia) after it has changed notably. In the early 1990s, Saddam Hussein hoped to make al-Zubair province number 19 and annex it to Kuwait after invading. The failure of the Invasion of Kuwait put rest to this idea. The district is majority Sunni of Maliki.
The district is home to many Afro-Iraqi people.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ Al-Azraki, Amir; Yaqoob, Thawrah Yousif (2023年01月27日). "Afro-Iraqi Rituals: Stigma, Discrimination, and Resilience". the Black Theatre Review. 1 (2). doi:10.2458/tbtr.5149 . ISSN 2771-7747.
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